Short Meditation of the Day
A vivid point of light from Scripture
"We all need a vivid point of light from Scripture -- a particular verse that resonates with us personally, to guide or paths and give us a reference point, no matter the size of the waves."- Bill Hybels, Simplicity (2014) "You, O LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light."- Psalm 18:28 Playland Amusement Park, once located in present-day Willow Springs, IL, opened in mid-summer 1950. On summer weekday afternoons in the late 1950s, my next door neighbor, Dorothy Podewell, would take her son Cliff, my mom Elinor, … Read More...
From our Annotated Bibliography
The Me I Want to Be: Becoming God’s Best Version of You
The Me I Want to Be: Becoming God's Best Version of You (Zondervan, 2010) John Ortberg, senior pastor of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, wrote The Me I Want to Be in 2010. First, John explains that the most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become. In other words, there is a me you want to be (emphasis author's). Therefore, to complete that task, you need to … Read More...
